But the Hawks had no answer for No. 6-ranked Byron’s Twin Towers. Sophie Reecher (24) and Ellie Lehne (20) combined for 44 points to lead the Tigers to a 61-56 Class 2A Regional win over Oregon in a game fit for a Supersectional.

Oregon (a school-record 23-7) shot 50 percent through three quarters and had only six turnovers until making three in the final minute. The Hawks used three straight 3s late in the first half to come back from an early eight-point deficit and led by as much as seven, 49-42, early in the fourth quarter.

Absher, a 5-foot-7 center, was a big reason why, scoring 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting, over, under and around the 6-3 Reecher and 6-1 Lehne.

“When you have those tall girls, you have to learn how to work around them and adjust,” Absher said.

“They were hitting all these crazy shots we’ve never seen before,” Reecher said. “It was nerve-wracking. But here we are: holding the nets. It feels good.”

Reecher went scoreless in the third quarter, when she sat out the last 3:36 with three fouls, but she scored eight points in a 12-2 run early in the fourth to give Byron a 54-51 lead. Lambrigtsen (15 points, six steals, five rebounds, four assists) tied it with a steal and a three-point play. But Byron then made seven of nine free throws while Oregon scored only on an Absher 10-footer. The Hawks turned it over down two with 19 seconds left and again down three with 15 seconds left on fastbreak attempts.

Beeter scored 14 for Oregon, including seven in the second quarter when the Hawks made their first run.

“We gave them a run for their money,” Absher said. “I’m proud of our whole season. We’re two of the best teams I’ve ever seen. It’s just hard to go head-to-head for regionals.”

Byron (29-2), which has won 28 games three times, broke its school record for wins a day after Oregon set its school record.

“This is all we ever dreamed of,” Lehne said. “We knew this was the one game that we truly, truly, truly needed to win. And we had to play the best we’ve ever played to do it.”